Ohio State football | Buckeyes relish chance to lunch with youngsters the week of The Game

Tim May The Columbus Dispatch @TIM_MAYsports Being former Ohio State football players, Roy Hall and Antonio Smith pulled some strings to stage a lunch Wednesday on the Woody Hayes Athletic Center indoor field on the week of The Game, and they invited quite a few of their friends. They hosted what Hall labeled “the first Ohio State football and Driven Foundation Thanksgiving brunch,” the special guest being 75 kids from the inner city of Columbus, the chaperones being the members of the current Ohio State team, including coach Urban Meyer. Also on hand were several Columbus police officers and Columbus firemen, including former OSU receiver Tony Cupe, the idea being to foster interaction between them and the youngsters. Even if it’s the midst of the buildup toward The Game at Michigan on Saturday, Meyer gave it the green light. He said he was responding to a request from several of his current players,…

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